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  • Increased focus on defence in the government budget allocations for R&D in 2024

    The government budget allocations for research and development (GBARD) were SEK 46.5 billion in 2024, including appropriations from supplementary budgets. This corresponds to an increase of 0.7 percent, or SEK 319 million, since 2023 in fixed prices. As a share of the entire central government budget, the allocations for research and development (R&D) fell by 0.2 percentage points to 3.29 percent. The largest expenditure area for R&D was Education and academic research. In relative terms, the largest increase could be found within the defence-related expense and socioeconomic areas. The funds allocated for transnationally coordinated R&D also kept increasing sharply.

  • Government budget allocations for R&D 2025

    Government budget allocations for R&D are expected to amount to SEK 48.8 billion in 2025, corresponding to 3.39 percent of the total central government budget. R&D funds within the expenditure area Education and academic research increase the most as a result of the new research and innovation bill.

  • Government budget allocations for R&D 2023

    Government budget allocations for R&D amounted to SEK 44.9 billion in 2023, corresponding to 3.49 percent of the total central government budget, including final budget appropriations.

  • Government budget allocations for R&D 2024

    Government budget allocations for R&D are expected to rise in 2024 and amount to SEK 48.2 billion, which corresponds to 3.58 percent of the total government budget. R&D funding for defence is the socioeconomic objective that increases the most for the 2024 budget year.

  • Government budget allocations for R&D 2023

    Central government budget allocations for R&D are expected to rise in 2023 and amount to SEK 46.8 billion, corresponding to 3.74 percent of the total Central government budget.